The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-06-24
Fun at the Preside.

An exchange describes a few tricks
and games with which the long winter
f-cr-'siHss-aay be quickly and pleasantly
whiled away. Here is n trick for the
boys 10 try:
I The material needed are a clothes
basket, strong broom handle, a stout
walking stick, two CHI irs, and UT
penny pieces. Pass the broomsticks
through the handles of the basket, and
let the p7o Getting ends rest firm ' on the
seats of two chairs, placed opposite to
each other The slightest touch will
eau the basket to oscil.ate Then place
coin on each front corner of the two
chair bottoms. The PLAYER must then
seat himself on the broom handle. W tn
a leg on each side Of IT, and attempt to
jerk off the coins with the p int Of the
walking stick. He must neither touch
chlir nor basket with his hands, bu. may
plant the stuck on the floor, as a means
of steadying himself As, however. the
stick is equally needed for Jerking oil
the coins, the operator generally has
many roll ont of the basket before he
succeeds. When the p-nn!es opposite
to hun have been disargcd, it is no easy
matter to turn und and emove the re-
naming two.
This trick always produces shouts of
Taught r; for the basket beingso near the
floor the tumble3 do no harm to the
player, while his grotesque effort are
highly amusing to the lockers on If,
after certain number of trials previously
agre d on, the operator lis in his
attempts he gives plass to another.
When the lads are tired of this game,
pater familias and one of his grown-up
friends may take turn at it, or the
may answer to the question:
"Will you obliee me with lightl'
Two players are needed. One takes a
lighted candle in his left hand. Then
each must stand on the left foot only,
and extend the right leg and arm as far
behind as possible, they must bend for
ward, and try to give and take the re-
quired light.
Aud wish they may succeed-being
quite sure that they will be successful in
adding to the fun of the fireside circle
by their praiseworty efforts
Having failed or succeeded in lighting
taper under these circumstances Trey
may next try in turn novel mode Of
extinguishing a shted candle
The PLAYER must be stationed opposite
to the light, which should he placed on
sideboard or similar article Of furni-
turc. Then, when thoroughly blind
folded, he must be requested to turn
round three times before he attempts to
blow out the candle
This seems TO be a very nipple matter
to do. Well, ii you think so. try it.
By this time everybody is ready for a
round game, and everybody must play.
Suppose you begin with ''How do you
like YOUR neighbour
All the players sit in circle except
one, who stands in the middle and takes
the duty of odd man,
THE "Neighbor is always the player
to the right of the one addressed.
The "odd man, or girl" turning
quickly round, inquiries of a sitter,
Glow do you like your neighbour
IF the answer Is "NOt at all, s. the
next question is, ''Who would you like
betterl'
The sitter addressed names, or points
out. the more favored individual, who
must instantly rise and run across to
change places with the rejected neigh
b5r; but the odd man. also tries to
obtain possession of one of the vacated
So, aud, if successful. the other. who
has lost hers stands in the middle and
becomes questioner in turn.
Should the reply to "How do you
like your neighbour" be VERY much"
instead OF mot at all, the whole of the
players change seats, and whoever is
left without one becomes 'odd man."